Talk about wasteful!
When President Bush performs the 60th annual "pardoning of the turkey" ritual tomorrow, the lucky bird will get a first-class flight to Disney World.
Wait -- it gets better.
The turkey will get a red-carpet welcome at Magic Kingdom and serve as grand marshal of the resort's holiday parade before becoming part of its permanent, live-animal collection.
According to USA Today, this is the first time a pardoned turkey has gone to Disney World, but two others have gone to Disney Land.
Does anyone understand the point of this? I'm thinking that first-class airfare could be used for someone who really needs and can't afford it. It seems rather wasteful and pointless to me, but maybe I just don't get it.
Can anyone explain this to me? What's your take on it?
Nicki · November 20, 2007 11:30 AM
That is just the tip of the iceberg on the ridiculous spending that occurs every day. I just keep doing my part to reduce, reuse and recycle and hope that it helps :-)
Lily · November 20, 2007 12:25 PM
Haha....what? Yeah...this is very odd. I can imagine future civilizations looking back on this and thinking, "Well we were screwed up..."
Laura · November 20, 2007 1:42 PM
Stupid bird...it'll probably make a mess all over the plane and wreak havoc...let us know if there's chaos ;)